Bus and Coach Association Notifications

Traffic Bulletin: Southern Corridor Improvements: 13 - 19 May

Friday, 13 May 2016

Welcome to the traffic bulletin for the week 13 - 19 May for the

Southern Corridor Improvements Project

Traffic bulletins provide a brief overview of likely traffic disruptions for the following week. Full closures are also advertised in the Weekend Herald. Traffic bulletins are complemented by monthly construction updates and quarterly newsletters.

ALREADY IN PLACE

• Narrowed lanes and 80 km/h speed limit northbound between Pahurehure Inlet and Alfriston Road

• Narrowed lanes and 80 km/h speed limit southbound between Alfriston Road and Pahurehure Inlet

TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK

• Sunday 15 May - Thursday 19 May (weather permitting) - Night closure of full southbound motorway between the Takanini southbound off-ramp (Great South Road) through to the Papakura southbound on-ramp (Beach Road). This includes closure of the Takanini southbound on-ramp.

UPCOMING WORKS

• Sunday 22 May - Monday 23 May (weather permitting) - Night closure of full southbound motorway between the Takanini southbound off-ramp (Great South Road) through to the Papakura southbound on-ramp (Beach Road). This includes closure of the Takanini southbound on-ramp.

• Wednesday 25 May - Night closure of a single lane southbound on the motorway between Hill Road and the Takanini Interchange.

Night work closures are typically from 9pm at night to 5am in the morning. Detours will be in place to take motorists along local roads, leading back to the next motorway interchange. All detours will be clearly signposted, and maps of the typical routes can be found on our website here: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/southern-corridor-improvements/traffic-notices/. Please allow extra time for your journey at night.

Work in the shoulder and median work zones will continue during the daytime next week, but this will not affect traffic movements.

It is important that motorists keep to the 80 km/h speed limit past our work areas. There will be ongoing truck and project vehicle movements accessing the shoulder and median work sites. Keeping both motorists and our team members as safe as possible is imperative and we need everyone's help to do this.

As always, we will be doing our best to minimise effects of these works on motorists as much as we can. 

We thank you for your patience as we work to improve journey reliability and safety along the Southern Corridor.

You can read more background and find out more through our website: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/southern-corridor-improvements/

If you have any questions or queries, please contact our team on free phone 0508 NZTA SCI (0508 698 2724) or email us at southerncorridor@nzta.govt.nz. Also, feel free to visit us at the Project Drop-In Centre located at 8 Great South Road, Takanini.